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Prepositions of Spatial Relationship
What is a preposition of spatial relationship?
A preposition of spatial relationship is a preposition used to denote where the subject of a sentence is (noun or pronoun) or a specific place for an action, often telling where one object is in relation to another. Prepositions of place are very similar to prepositions of spatial relationship and can often be the same word.
It answers the question, “WHERE?”
What are some examples of prepositions of spatial relationship?
| Preposition of Spatial Relationship | Example |
|---|---|
| above | Please sign your name above the line. |
| across | Draw a line across the map from point A to point B. |
| against | He leaned his bike against the tree. |
| ahead of | The black car is ahead of the white car. |
| along | There is a fringe along the edge of the jacket hem. |
| among | We walked among the apple trees in the orchard. |
| around | Draw a circle around the correct answer. |
| behind | We walked behind the crowd. |
| below | Write the sum below the line. |
| beneath | The dogs rested in the shade beneath the willow tree. |
| beside | The car is beside the building. |
| between | I put the orange paint between the red and the yellow. |
| from | The cows came in from the field. |
| in | The cat is in the box. |
| in front of | The Irish runner is in front of the Scottish one. |
| in the middle | The girl is in the middle of the two boys holding the jump rope. |
| inside | The food is inside the house on the kitchen counter. |
| near | There is a mall near her house. |
| next to | The red car is next to the blue car. |
| on | The flower vase is on the table. |
| opposite | The player is opposite the goal. |
| off | He took his coat off. |
| out of | The chickens came out of their coop. |
| through | We went through the door into the concert hall. |
| to the left of | Draw a house to the left of the tree. |
| to the right of | Draw a flower to the right of the tree. |
| under | We put the presents under the tree. |
| within | She only colored within the lines. |
